Written by

Candace Buckner
candace.buckner@indystar.com

The goal in every NBA preseason game is to escape without a player sustaining an injury.

Even in a setting such as Sunday, when the Indiana Pacers finished their Global Games with an exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan - while entertaining a voracious crowd ranked high for the basketball ambassadors, knees and ankles still mattered more.

During the Pacers' 107-98 loss to the Houston Rockets at the Taipei Arena, point guard George Hill collided with Roy Hibbert during a third-quarter play and grabbed at his ankle. Coach Frank Vogel described Hill's injury as a mild ankle sprain. ...